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programs and events, or visit the
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WEDNESDAY EVENING
BIRDING
Welcome May, the height of spring
migration! Each week, we’ll explore
the Parker River National Wildlife
Refuge, the Merrimack River,
and other productive birding sites
during the quiet of the evening,
when fewer people are present and
the animals become more active.
Wed, May 16, 2018 5:30 pm - 7:30
pm. Meet at Joppa Flats Education
Center, One Plum Island Turnpike,
Newburyport. Cost: member, $10;
nonmember, $12. No preregistration
required. For more information,
call 978-462-9998 for information
about additional programs and
events, or visit the website at www.
massaudubon.org/joppaflats.
WHY PRESERVATION
MATTERS
Max Page, a professor of architecture
and history at UMass Amherst
will present a special lecture, Why
Preservation Matters: Making a
More Just City. The lecture is free,
all are welcome. Doors will open at
6:30. For more information and a
calendar of events, please visit www.
amesbury350.com or contact John
Mayer, Executive Director, Amesbury
Carriage Museum by calling (978)
834-5058 or via email at jmayer@
amesburycarriagemuseum.com.
WEDNESDAY EVENING
LECTURE
As part of its Wednesday Evening
Lecture series, the Ipswich Museum
will present an illustrated talk on
May 16 at 7:30 p.m. at the Heard
House, 54 South Main St., Ipswich,
about the young adventurers from
Ipswich who volunteered for the
historic Byrd Antarctic Expedition
of 1928-1930. Admission is free for
Ipswich Museum members, $10
for nonmembers. Maisie Crowther,
Susie Glessner, and Chris Crockett
will share stories and slides about
their Ipswich relatives Eddie Goodale
and Freddie Crockett as well as
locals Norman Vaughan and Victor
Czecha. Information 978-356-2811,
www.ipswichmuseum.org.
LECTURE: HOW TO JOIN THE
MEADOWLARK PROJECT
Speaker: David Moon - Joppa
Flats Sanctuary Director - Eastern
Meadowlarks are in serious decline,
both in Massachusetts and elsewhere
in North America, and in order to
better help this species, we need
to know more about their status in
Massachusetts. Come learn how
to contribute. Wed, May 16, 7:30
pm - 8:30 pm. Meet at Joppa Flats
Education Center, One Plum Island
Turnpike, Newburyport. Cost:
member, free; nonmember, $4. No
preregistration required. For more
information, call 978-462-9998
for information about additional
programs and events, or visit the
website at www.massaudubon.org/
joppaflats.
THURSDAY, MAY 17th
SOCIAL MEDIA AND YOUR
PRIVACY
Thursday, May 17th 6:30 PM - Do
you know who owns your data online?
Career marketer, Joseph Stucker, will
speak about social media and online
privacy with a focus on Facebook and
Google. Joseph will explain how and
why Internet companies collect your
personal data, what they do with it,
and how you can protect yourself
and your family. Contact Corinn at
978-465-5071 x 136 or cflaherty@
salisburylibrary.org.
STUDENT SYMPOSIUM
On Thursday, May 17, Governor’s
Academy senior Eli Anderson-Song
will present his nationally acclaimed
research paper, “A Question of Life
& Money: Chinese Prostitutes
in San Francisco and American
Immigration Policy” at the Museum
of Old Newbury, 98 High Street in
Newburyport. Anderson-Song’s
presentation is part of the museum’s
“Student Symposium” program
series, and will begin at 7:00pm with
a reception preceding at 6:30. The
May 17 Student Symposium is free
and open to the public. Reservations
are recommended due to limited
seating; contact 978-462-2681 or
info@newburyhistory.org.
FRIDAY, MAY 18th
FRIDAY MORNING BIRD
WALKS: FOCUS ON
WARBLERS
The early bird gets the worm!
Mornings are when birds are most
active and easier to see. Fri, May 18,
2018 8:00 am - 11:00 am. Meet at
Joppa Flats Education Center, One
Plum Island Turnpike, Newburyport.
Cost: member, $12; nonmember,
$15. No preregistration required. For
more information, call 978-462-9998
for information about additional
programs and events, or visit the
website at www.massaudubon.org/
joppaflats.
SOAP & ROPE
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CHERYL WHEELER
Belleville Roots Music presents Cheryl
Wheeler in concert at the Belleville
Stage, 300 High Street, Newburyport
on Friday, May 18th at 8:00 pm.
Tickets are $30 in advance/$35 day
of show/$10 children 18 and under.
For more information, please email:
bellevilleroots@gmail.com or visit:
www.bellevilleroots.org.
SATURDAY, MAY 19th
GIANT INDOOR YARD SALE
The Market Street Baptist Church, 37
Market Street, Amesbury is hosting a
giant indoor Yard Sale on Saturday,
May 19 from 8:00 am – 12:00 noon.
Donated items fill our Gym at the
back of the building.
BANDING STATION VISIT
FOR BIRDERS
Get a really close look at some of
our migrant and resident birds
without using your binoculars. Sat,
May 19, 2018 8:00 am - 11:00
am. Meet at Joppa Flats Education
Center, One Plum Island Turnpike,
Newburyport. Cost: member, $15;
nonmember, $20. Preregistration
required. For more information,
call 978-462-9998 for information
about additional programs and
events, or visit the website at www.
massaudubon.org/joppaflats.
ANNUAL PLANT SALE
8:30 - 11:30, May 19 at the Training
Field next to the GAR Library at
490 Main Street West Newbury.
Hundreds of locally grown sun and
shade loving perennials will be offered
at great prices. Proceeds help support
scholarships awarded annually to
students of environmental science,
landscape design, horticulture and
related fields. Rain location will be
the old town hall across the street.
www.wngc.org.
YARD, CRAFT & BAKE SALE
10th Annual Yard, Craft & Bake
Sale on May 19, 2018 from 9 a.m.